A RAILROAD BUM
(Written by J.A. Balthrop)
Jim Reeves - 1961
I used to be a railroad bum
A-livin' on the go
I rode freights from Canada
Down to Mexico
From sunny Cal to Minnesota
Where the ripplin' waters fall
I never seemed to have a dime
But I had myself a ball
CHORUS:
Singin' hi le hi lo he-li-li-le-li-lo
I used to ba a railroad bum
But I'm not anymore
I walked in the Silver Dollar
In Reno one night
I dropped a quarter in a one-armed bandit
The lemons lined up right
Took my winnin's then played poker
And I won ten thousand more
I used to be railroad bum
But I'm not anymore
REPEAT CHORUS
When cotton's white in Tennessee
And shrimp boats sail in Maine
Each pickin' time
Soon you'll find me
Ridin' a Georgia train
'Cause I get restless when I'm still
I guess I always will
Wanna keep travellin' all my life
Over another hill
REPEAT CHORUS (2x)